USO Canteen FReeper Style Monday Mail Call .... November 4,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ The Troops ~ Snow Bunny

[BeachBelle]

Scully and the Pirates

United States Navy

Dear Marty, Al, Joe, and "me",

You all may be far from home but never (ever) far from our hearts. God bless each of you, and thank you for serving our great country!

PS: Do they serve S.O.S. for breakfast in the Navy? Just wondering since my Dad served in the Air Force- this was his favorite breakfast after he came home from WWII, met and married my mother. He taught her how to make it. LOL!!!

[BeachBelle]

Smitty

USMC

Greetings and salutations from Florida!

My father was just a scruffy, "Bad Ass" eighteen year old kid when he joined the Air Force. He didn't speak very much about the bad stuff he experienced in Germany during WWII, but he did entertain us with some witty shenanigans he and his fellow soldiers pulled while there. (They actually stole (uh.. I mean borrowed) a jeep and went chic cruising one night- they caught h-e-l-l for it when they finally came dragging in the next morning. LOL!

Anyway, he was never afraid of anything at any time, a true "Bad Ass" if there ever was one. It didn't stop him from choking up every now and then, in spite of him saying he just had something in his eye.

God Bless you and thank you, Smitty!

[BeachBelle]

Carol
United States Army

Hello Carol!

It's such a pleasure to "meet" you, and I'm so happy to be even a small part of this wonderful group of people here in the FReeper Canteen.

If there's anything more we can do to express our gratitude to you and the troops, please let us know!

God Bless you and keep you safe!

Beach Belle

[BeachBelle]

Rick Semper Fi USMC

Hello and salutations from Florida.

While we all enjoy the comaraderie here in the FReeper Canteen, our main goal is to support our true heroes like yourself and fellow troops out there!

God Bless you and all our service men and women, and keep you safe.

[BeachBelle]

Sir Lancelot

It's an honor for me to salute you and your fellow troops! We can all breathe a little easier knowing people like you are serving our great country. Any small contributions we make to you, here in the Canteen, are of the utmost pleasure. I wish you God Speed and a safe journey until you reach the home shores.

[Soaring Feather]

Hey MoJo, great rant today, you are a funny lady!

[Soaring Feather]

Hi Kathy!

[tomkow6]

A little girl walked daily to and from school. Though the weather
that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made
her daily trip to school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds
whipped up, along with thunder and lightning.The mother of the
little girl felt concerned that her daughter would be frightened
as she walked home from school, and she herself feared that the
electrical storm might harm her child.

Following the roar of thunder, lightning, like a flaming sword
would cut through the sky. Full of concern, the mother quickly
got in her car and drove along the route to her child's school.
As she did so, she saw her little girl walking along, but at
each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up and smile.

Another and another were to follow quickly, each with the little
girl stopping, looking up and smiling. Finally, the mother
called over to her child and asked, "what are you doing?"

The child answered, "smiling, God just keeps taking pictures
of me."

[LaDivaLoca]

The only thing I like about Mondays is Mail Call! LOL! Thank you for bringing it to us!

I received an email from big sis out in AZ and she said my nephew, her eldest son, joined this group that backs up the National Guard. No idea what group this is since she didn't mention the name but he just went through the first weekend of training. He lives in NYC and she said they will be protecting the NYC area. That was a nice surprise! We are very proud of him. He's 26 btw and has a full-time job. Although he is a Dem (the token Dem in our family), I'm glad to know he answered the call of the President to volunteer and be active in one's community.

[tomkow6]

This sounds like something I would do:

The Chaplain had been assigned to the ship and
he noticed how much grief the cooks (Mess
Specialists) caught from the crew and how they
gave back as much as they got. He talked to the
Food Service Officer and decided to talk to the
cooks and get them to be more cheerful when they
served the meals to the sailors coming down the
line. A smile and a cheerful comment, a
willingness to serve them will reap great
benefits he told them.

After his pep talk the Food Service Officer and
the Chaplain stood back and watched the food being
served.

A new sailor aboard walked down the line but he
didn't like anything he saw so he just carried his
tray down the line till he got to the desert
section. He picked up a saucer containing a large
piece of chocolate cake.

The Mess Specialist looked at him, "Is that all
you're gonna eat," he asked.

The sailor said, "yea, the rest of it don't look
too appetizing."

"The Mess Specialist smiled and said, "well in
that case would you like two pieces of cake."

The Chaplain smiled and hit the Food Service
Officer in the ribs, "I told you my talk did them
some good."

The kid said, "yea man, I'd appreciate it."

The cook leaned over and cut the piece of cake on
his tray in half, "I hope you enjoy them," he said
as he walked back into the galley laughing.

[LaDivaLoca]

Mark US Army

I want to thank the Freeper who gave your sister the card because now you and your sis can come and visit us. You probably don't hear much about public support for the military. To tell you the truth, if not for FR, I wouldn't know either that there are so many of us who will stand by you and welcome you all with open arms when you come home. Thank you for your service, stay safe and God bless you.

[Arioch7]

Gotta love Krispy Kreme!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good day to ya, Mud. Dragging out the old songs, huh? Still good. Thanks.

[tomkow6]

Hi, La! Wanna cruse together?

[Kathy in Alaska]

"Training Courses Now Available For Men"

They sound good to me, tom.

[Arioch7]

Good story. :D

I wish I had family members that were in the service but I was the only one that ever joined, and although I dont blame them, it would have been nice to have other family members in the service.

In Massachusetts, there is a relatively strong disdain for the Military and its good to see the canteen offering a "Watering Hole", for us all. I am sure the Military people love the letters that they get from the canteen.

So, I dont have any good family stories but today I met a former Police Officer who actually served on the same ship I was on, The U.S.S. Saratoga, and we were both stunned, having never actually met anyone who was on the same ship.

I also met a crewman of a B-24 Liberator who was a German POW during WW2 today. The guy could talk for hours, and I value the memories that our old soldiers(Airmen, Sailors, etc.) can share.

We owe them a huge debt of gratitude,as we do ALL of the people that have served in our Armed Forces and I am proud of all of you.

All and all, a very enlightening day. Miraculous for a Monday! :D

[tomkow6]

Did you notice that there is/are NO courses available for taking a ba.............bat..............I CAN'T SAY THAT WORD! That thing that's done with water & so...........soa..........I CAN'T SAY TAHT WORD EITHER.........You know what I mean?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Johnny, your poem is wonderful. It's been nice to see it each day. Congratulations, you have quite the talent for writing.

Can't wait for pictures of the rally..how exciting!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good day to you, Severa. Thank you to Hostel for his service to our country, and to you as a Navy wife.

Hi JJ....... Hi Robbie

[Kathy in Alaska]

Very interesting about Alfred Heineken. Thanks Valin.